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characters , again , which Celimene gives of her female friends , near the opening of the play , are admirable satires , ( as good as Pope's characters of women , ) but not exactly in the spirit of comic dialogue .
characters , again , which Celimene gives of her female friends , near the opening of the play , are admirable satires , ( as good as Pope's characters of women , ) but not exactly in the spirit of comic dialogue .
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But I must refer to the play itself for them . The Fox , or Volpone , is his best play . It is prolix and im- probable , but intense and powerful . It is written con amore . It is made up of cheats and dupes , and the author is at home ...
But I must refer to the play itself for them . The Fox , or Volpone , is his best play . It is prolix and im- probable , but intense and powerful . It is written con amore . It is made up of cheats and dupes , and the author is at home ...
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Nor devil in the puppet - play be allowed To roar and spit fire , but to fright the crowd , Unless some god or demon chance to have piques Against an ancient family of Greeks ; That other men may tremble and take warning How such a ...
Nor devil in the puppet - play be allowed To roar and spit fire , but to fright the crowd , Unless some god or demon chance to have piques Against an ancient family of Greeks ; That other men may tremble and take warning How such a ...
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| Title | The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6 The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Percival Presland Howe |
| Author | William Hazlitt |
| Editors | Percival Presland Howe, Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover |
| Compiled by | James Thornton |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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